Felicity Hardy

Felicity Hardy swung into Marvel's Modern Age in 2001, debuting in Spider-Girl #37 courtesy of creators Pat Olliffe and Tom DeFalco, and she's been a fascinating fixture of that fan-beloved corner of the Marvel universe ever since. Running through Spider-Girl and Amazing Spider-Girl, she shares her world with some seriously compelling company — May Parker, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Peter Parker, and Phil Urich among them — which tells you everything about the rich, legacy-driven tapestry she's woven into. With 15 catalogued appearances across a run stretching into 2008, Felicity is one of those characters who rewards the dedicated reader willing to dig into Marvel's alternate-future storytelling at its most heartfelt. If you love stories where the next generation carries the weight of a legendary name, she's absolutely worth tracking down.